Polishing composition

ABSTRACT

A polishing composition is provided containing burnt oil or peanut oil, wood alcohol and varnish remover.

United States Patent 1191 1111 3,767,431 Copeland 1 1 Oct. 23, 1973 [54] POLISHING COMPOSITION 1,390,691 9/1921 Ellis 106/9 2,100,425 11/1937 Bent 106/31] [761 2259 Moms 2,306,114 12 1942 Bent et =11. 106/311 Ave., Bronx, N.Y. 10453 22 Filed: Dec. 23, 1971 R PUBLICATIONS Chem. Abst. 51:l5,l5l, 1956. [21] Appl. No.: 211,668

Primary ExaminerTheodore Morris [52] US. Cl 106/8, 106/268, 106/311 Att0rney0strolenk, Faber, Gerb & Soffen [51] Int. Cl C09! 1/14 [58] F1eld of Search 106/8, 9, 311, 268 [57] ABSTRACT [56] R f n e -Cit d A polishing composition is provided containing burnt UNITED STATES PATENTS oil or peanut oil, wood alcohol and varnish remover.

2,865,859 12/1958 Lubowe 106/311 6 Claims, No Drawings POLISHING COMPOSITION Innumerable polish compositions have been described in the patent and technical literature. Many of high gloss to, mask the defects, and clean the surfaces I to which it is applied.

The object of this invention is fulfilled by preparing a polishing composition from either burnt oil or peanut oil, wood alcohol and varnish remover.

The use of peanut oil or burnt oil (a motor vehicle or petroleum oil) depends upon the surface to be polished. The peanut oil is preferred for furniture and the burnt oil is preferred for polishing vinyl surfaces. In general, the burnt oil or peanut oil is employed in an amount of about 82 to 86 volume percent based on the total volume of the oil, wood alcohol and varnish remover; in a preferred embodiment, the oil will be about 84 volume percent.

The wood alcohol is generally used in an amount of about 8 to 13 volume percent, preferably about 1 1 volume percent based on the total volume of the oil, wood alcohol and varnish remover.

Any of the commercially available varnish removers can be used in the composition of this invention. [particularly prefer a varnish remover which is a mixture of benzene, acetone and methyl alcohol. Generally, the varnish remover will be about 3 to 8 volume percent, preferably about 5 volume percent, of the total volume of the oil, wood alcohol and varnish remover.

For polishing vinyl surfaces, and possibly for polishing dark furniture, a colorant or stain can be added to the polishing composition. Any of the commercially available materials which are soluble in the polishing composition can be used. Such material is generally employed in an amount of about 8 to 13 volume percent, preferably about ll volume percent based on the total volume of the oil, wood alcohol and varnish remover.

A polishing composition for application to vinyl surfaces can be prepared, for example, by mixing two quarts of a black stain with four gallons of burnt oil. Thereafter, two quarts of wood alcohol and one quart of varnish remover (a mixture of benzene, acetone and methyl alcohol) are added.

A furniture polish can be prepared by adding, for example, two quarts of wood alcohol and one quart of the varnish remover (a mixture of benzene, acetone and methyl alcohol) to four gallons of peanut oil.

Both of the foregoing polishes impart a high gloss to the surfaces, mask defects and scratches in the surfaces and clean the surfaces during application.

Various changes and modifications can be made in the polishing composition of this invention without departing from the spirit and the scope thereof. The various embodiments disclosed herein were presented in order to further illustrate the invention but were not intended to limit it.

I claim:

1. A polishing composition consisting of peanut oil; wood alcohol; and varnish remover wherein the varnish remover is a mixture of benzene, acetone and methyl alcohol.

2. The polishing composition of claim 1 wherein the oil is about 82 to 86 volume percent, the wood alcohol is about 8 to 13 volume percent, and the varnish remover is about 3 to 8 volume percent, the volume percentages being based on the total volume of the oil, wood alcohol and varnish remover.

3. The polishing composition of claim 1 wherein the oil is about 84 volume percent, the wood alcohol is about 11 volume percent, and the varnish remover is about 5 volume percent, the percentages being based on the total volume of the oil, alcohol and varnish re- 7 mover.

coloring agent is about 1 1 volume percent. 

2. The polishing composition of claim 1 wherein the oil is about 82 to 86 volume percent, the wood alcohol is about 8 to 13 volume percent, and the varnish remover is about 3 to 8 volume percent, the volume percentages being based on the total volume of the oil, wood alcohol and varnish remover.
 3. The polishing composition of claim 1 wherein the oil is about 84 volume percent, the wood alcohol is about 11 volume percent, and the varnish remover is about 5 volume percent, the percentages being based on the total volume of the oil, alcohol and varnish remover.
 4. The polishing composition of claim 3 additionally containing a coloring agent.
 5. The polishing composition of claim 4 wherein the coloring agent is used in an amount of about 8 to 13 volume percent based on the total volume of the oil, wood alcohol and varnish remover.
 6. The polishing composition of claim 5 wherein the coloring agent is about 11 volume percent. 